low-income students has increased‚ scholars have realized that there are different clusters of first-generation college students. While popular media has depicted college applicants as either academically gifted or unprepared‚ the reality is that there is a diverse set of students who apply to college each year (Shaw et al.‚ 2009). Shaw et al.‚ (2009) discovered five clusters of college applicants in their research—privileged high achievers/athletes‚ disadvantaged students‚ average students needing
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The life of a college student can be hectic. A lot goes on which may keep the student from realizing how much they waste. College students can be very wasteful. Ponder through the life of a college student for just a moment. There are many things that can go into any students’ busy schedule; from class‚ studying‚ trying to maintain a social life‚ and likely a job. Paying attention to what and how much they throw away is not in that time schedule. Although college students have a busy schedule‚ priorities
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How Important is a College Education in Today ’s Economy Shelby Emmons University of Memphis Since the seventeenth century‚ people have understood that knowledge is power and obtaining knowledge should be available to those who want it. We as a race have developed tremendously since the seventeenth century when it comes to education. The development of this knowledge has extended to post-secondary school‚ as well. As a college education became more available to the public‚
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Social Media Is Harmful For College Students In recent years‚ social media sites such as Facebook‚ Twitter‚ Tumblr‚ Instagram‚ and MySpace have become highly popular. Many proclaim about their benefits due to their effortless way to expand communication‚ marketing‚ and networking. However‚ many fail to discuss their risks and disadvantages particularly in the youthful population specifically among college students. The overuse of these social media sites among college students has many negative effects
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College Students: Their Health Care Dilemma By: Bonnie Strother English 1520 Oakland Community College Submitted to: Professor Thomas F. Paruszkiewwicz Outline Introduction The enormous rate of students that attend college without health insurance. Colleges and Universities that offer insurance to their students. How many students are able to afford health insurance? Colleges that automatically include health insurance fees with student’s school term fees or make having health
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other courses such as Banking and Finance Management‚ Marketing‚ and Office Administration which are all under the College of Business Administration. The number of enrolees every year ranges from 350- 400 forming around six to seven blocks. Yet the population of accountancy students that will continue in the said program decreases every semester. Students who are currently enrolled in the program are being stereotyped as nerds who are very into studying and numbers. Accountancy students also carry
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30‚ 2014 Why Grades Are Not Good For Students Every student wants to brag that he or she is an “A student”. In schools‚ students’ abilities and levels of intelligence can be measured by a series of letters from A to F on a piece of paper. A is for excellence‚ B is for good‚ C is for average‚ and D and F means you’re fail. This system is called Grading System. Parents can reward‚ for good grades and can restrict privileges for lower grades. In my opinion‚ grading doesn’t affect students’ academic
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outcome of Yan’s survey(2000) is that college students are not interested in in-class reading‚ but most of them still deem their in-school results are associated to their future developments. In addition‚ since the strain comes from schoolwork‚ students from Science and Engineering departments are more active in in-class reading than students from other departments do; on the other hand‚ only few of them are attracted in recreational reading. Furthermore‚ students who major in Business‚ Management‚
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The Effects of Alcohol Consumption on College Students On a weekly basis‚ college students consume more alcohol to fit in with their peers. Prior research has shown how alcohol consumption can lead to negative effects. Typically‚ college students ignore the negative effects of consuming alcohol‚ in order to have a good time. College students are the point in their life where they are searching for new and exciting ways to fit in and have fun amongst
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glamorous way of getting through college without student debt is duel enrolment‚ a program that allows students to be enrolled in two separate‚ academically related institutions. Most of the time it refers to high school students who have decided to take college classes. All states except for Alaska‚ New Hampshire‚ and New York have a statewide policy in place allowing high school students to enroll in state or community colleges. It allows qualified high school students to receive a scholarship for
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